Rhoda
Rhoda's Wedding (2)
TV Flash files “Rhoda's Wedding (2)” as hour 9 of 110 in the TV Flash guide — Rhoda (1974–1978) on CBS, season 1, episode 9, aired 1974-10-28, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 110 in the Rhoda guide, hour 9 of 25 in season 1. It aired 1974-10-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Rhoda's Wedding (1)” (S01E08). Next is “The Honeymoon” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Rhoda almost doesn't make it to her own wedding when, at the last minute, Phyllis forgets to pick her up.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rhoda's Wedding (2) sit in the Rhoda guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 110 — hour 9 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Rhoda S01E09 air?
Rhoda's Wedding (2) aired 1974-10-28 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need The Mary Tyler Moore Show first?
Helpful, not required. Rhoda is a direct MTM spin-off, but Harper's New York household plays as its own series once she is home.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Valerie Harper takes Mary's best friend home to New York, gets the wedding America watched, then lets the marriage fall apart on network air. MTM spin-off with Ida, Brenda, and sharper neurotic edges. Single-woman comedy that risked a real 'I don't.'
CBS moved Mary's best friend home to New York and programmed a wedding as mid-1970s event television — then refused to freeze the I do as a permanent sitcom trophy. Rhoda (1974–1978) ran five seasons, 110 episodes, a James L. Brooks and Allan Burns MTM spin-off that made Valerie Harper a lead. Nancy Walker's mother Ida, Julie Kavner's sister Brenda, and David Groh's Joe sharpened the neurotic edge Minneapolis could not fully use. Single-woman comedy gained a New York accent. Rex can keep the bridesmaid footnote.…
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